OKAY THIS IS KIND OF CHEESY BUT HEY!
HAPPPPPPY GRAYZA WEEEEEEK!
"Come here." His voice sounds as soon as the hotel door shuts behind all other members of Team Natsu, who frankly have much more energy than the two left behind. The sound is as familiar to her as the back of her hand, she's known it for nearly ten years now, and she can't stop a smile from spreading across her face at the words. Still, she doesn't want to be caught in the act by their other teammates, since they still had no idea that two of their most powerful teammates were in a relationship together.
Erza pressed her ear against the wooden door, listening for any sounds that may imply the others return. She then carefully nudged it open, peering left and right before signifying that the coast was clear of young mages with large mouths. She shut the door with a snap, but not before placing the 'Do not disturb' sign on the doorknob and turned to face the hotel room with a satisfied smirk.
"You should be more cautious." She warned a grinning Gray Fullbuster. She crossed her arms over her chest and pretended to look angry, but soon failed. She was the great Titiana, and she normally did not like to perceive the 'hopeless girl in love' act. Still, at the possibility of being alone with her raven haired boyfriend was enough to make her abandon all pretense of seriousness and let the happiness take over her body, and make her break down the serious posture she kept up when others were around.
"Come here." Gray repeated, holding out his arms. She shook her head again, turning her face away from him in mock disgust, shaking her head.
"You should have thought befor-" She was cut off as he lifted her off her feet from behind, his arms wrapping around her waist. She squirmed slightly in his grip, trying to turn around so she could look at his face.
"It was fine." He promised her, poking her cheeks and nose playfully. She glared at him, but soon gave up her anger when he began to tickle her to death. Her jubilant laughter filled every corner of the room, and it felt so good. Gray was the first person since her early childhood to make her laugh like that. She fell back onto the floor, still laughing, and he sat on top of her.
"I'm the king!" He pronounced.
"Then what does that make me?" She questioned, her scarlet eyebrows wiggling playfully.
"You're a knight." He proclaimed, "My personal guard." She let out a bellowing laugh again, and shoved him off of her.
"What do you want to do?" She inquired of him, reaching down a hand to help him up. He smiled at her.
"Let's just, lie down for a minute." He said, and she could see the exhaustion in his eyes. It hadn't been an easy mission in the least, but it wasn't anything Team Natsu couldn't handle. Still, a lot of the magic abilities needed were the ones of an ice mage, and she could tell that her partner was very tired from using so much magic.
She took both his hands in hers and led him to the hotel bed she was to share with Wendy, (Natsu and Lucy were taking the other and Gray chose to sleep on the floor) and crawled up onto it, resting her head on the left pillow.
Gray lay next to her, propping his arms up behind his head and regarding her with an easy smile and a yawn, and she immediately moved over, adjusting her position so her head was on his chest. One of his arms came down to wrap around her, and she pressed her nose into the fabric of his T-shirt (it was amazing he hadn't taken it off already) and inhaled his scent. He always smelled like fresh mountain breeze, of pine trees and cold winter snow. It was a smell she wanted around her at all times, and was why she had the habit of putting on his sweaters when he left them at her house.
"Gray?" She asked him, her voice wavering a little bit between confidence and uncertainty.
"Yeah?" He replied, his voice heavy with exhaustion. She pressed her ear right over his heart and listened to the reassuring thumping of his life, contemplating whether or not to go through with her original plans.
"I love you." She whispered, and it was her first time saying those words to anyone since her parents died in Rosemary Village so long ago. Just speaking the syllables aloud made a weight lift off her chest, because she had realized it a long time ago- at the exact moment when he prevented Lyon from cutting off her arm. She had looked up at his form, the ice radiating out from his palm and preventing the sword from moving forward, his back straight, his raven hair darker than ever. She had realized then, before collapsing on the ground, that he was the one who was always there to save her. Hence the loving part.
She heard his sharp intake of breath, and felt it. It didn't feel like he was rejecting her confession however, as his face soon came to nuzzle into her hair, his arms tightening around her.
"I love you too." He said simply, and she laughed. Something that seemed so hard going into it, was simply easy looking back. She'd loved him for so long now, that the confession of those feelings to the man himself made her feel like she was floating in the sky.
He sighed out a contented sigh, and his fingers began to run through the strands of her hair. His eyes were slipping shut, and Erza smiled up at him with adoration, knowing she shouldn't slip off into dreamland also.
In the end, her eyelids betrayed her and slipped shut. She couldn't force them open again, as Gray's level breathing had lulled her into a sleepy trance. Surely they would wake up before the others returned… it wouldn't help if she dazed off for a minute or two-
"Do you think Gray and Erza are asleep?" Lucy whispered anxiously, she didn't want to wake the obviously exhausted pair.
"Just take a peek." Natsu said, "It's not only their hotel room." Lucy obeyed him without complaints for once, and slid open the door, sticking her head inside before pulling it back quickly, her face bright red. She shut the door with a snap.
"Are they sleeping?" Wendy asked curiously.
"Yeah." Lucy said, before turning back to Natsu with a triumphant grin. "And Erza's resting her head on Gray. They're so secretly dating. You owe me a thousand jewel."
If you love GrayZa, post a one-shot or draw something for this week! We can always use more people:) Thank you for reading! Hopefully there weren't any mistakes... whoops.